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Referee's report by Peter Martin Duncan, on a paper 'On the fossil mammals of Australia.—Part IV. Dentition and mandible of thylacoleo carnifex, with remarks on the arguments for its herbivority' by Richard Owen

Reference number: RR/7/122

Date: 05 January 1871

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions. It consists of 'very careful and elaborate descriptions'. Some parts should be omitted.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1871].

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RR/7/122
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05 January 1871
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Peter Martin Duncan

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Peter Martin Duncan, Referee's report by Peter Martin Duncan, on a paper 'On the fossil mammals of Australia.—Part IV. Dentition and mandible of thylacoleo carnifex, with remarks on the arguments for its herbivority' by Richard Owen, 05 January 1871, RR/7/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_122/referees-report-by-peter-martin-duncan-on-a-paper-on-the-fossil-mammals-of-australiapart-iv-dentition-and-mandible-of-thylacoleo-carnifex-with-remarks-on-the-arguments-for-its-herbivority-by-richard-owen, accessed on 10 May 2026

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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